Tata Young: Asia's Britney Spears

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Tata Young is Asia's version of
Britney Spears: Catchy pop tunes you hear once and can't get out of
your head, stiletto heels and a dash of scantily clad, gyrating
naughtiness.

Tata's 2004 debut English-language album, "I Believe," won her
fans throughout Asia, placing her among a small circle of Asian pop
stars to grow beyond their nation's borders.

But Tata, the only daughter of an American father and Thai
mother, hopes her second English-language album released in
September, "Temperature Rising," will propel her to worldwide fame,
and her determination is backed by the songwriters and producers
behind the sounds of Spears, Ricky Martin and Christina
Aguilera.

"People who represent me have made a lot of people famous...
like, come on, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, you name them all," the
25-year-old Bangkok native said in a thick midwestern American
accent that mimics her father's.

But some have criticized Tata's racy songs and steamy music
videos, including the conservative former senator and culture
watchdog Rabiabrat Pongpanich.

"People who go to her concerts don't go to listen to her music
but are wasting a lot of money to see breasts, hips, a belly and a
butt that can dance," Rabiabrat said in a report on the
Thai-language Web site Daily News.

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